Talk:amidships

adverb/adjective

(adverb, adjective) near center of vessel: near or in the middle of a boat or ship 
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--Backinstadiums (talk) 20:16, 22 January 2020 (UTC)

Etymology: amid +‎ ships

(adv.), from amid + ship (n.). It retains the genitive -s of compounds of amid in Middle English. 
https://www.etymonline.com/search?q=amidships

--Backinstadiums (talk) 20:23, 22 January 2020 (UTC)